Current Workshop Schedule
Independent Projects for Surface Design
Friday Mornings, June 6-August 1, 2008
Workshop Location: Southwest School of Art & Craft, San Antonio, TX
Workshop Fee: $210
Take advantage of the Design Studio's excellent facilities and the instructor's deep knowledge in a class that you design for yourself. Each participant will develop a plan of action and personal goals, and will receive active guidance in technical and aesthetic decisions. Tuition covers basic chemicals and studio tools. Students will purchase their own dyes, paints, fabric and other necessary supplies.
For more information contact lisa@lisakerpoe.com. To sign up, contact the Southwest School of Art & Craft at (210) 224-1848
Dyeing For Design
Saturday and Sunday, June 21-22, 2008
Workshop Location: Majestic Ranch Arts Foundation, Boerne, TX
Workshop Fee: TBD
Achieve stunning, one-of-a-kind fabric with this easy process. The process allows you to create unique fabric with complex pattern and color variations in one dye bath. The results are perfect for clothing, quilting, home decor or as the basis for surface design techniques. This course uses a hands-on approach to teach participants the basics of low water immersion dyeing. Techniques covered include multiple color dyeing, color gradations and value gradations.
For more information contact lisa@lisakerpoe.com. To sign up, contact the Majestic Ranch Arts Foundation at (830) 537-4654
Fiber Art: Printing on Fabric
Wednesday Afternoons, July 23-August 27, 2008
Workshop Location: Majestic Ranch Arts Foundation, Boerne, TX
Workshop Fee: $150
This course explores a variety of methods to create images on fabric. The techniques can be used to transform fabric for quilts, clothing, art cloth or home decor. Techniques covered include EZ Cut blocks, magic foam, printing with found objects and more. After creating their own unique images, participants will create a piece of wearable art. No previous fabric printing experience required.
For more information contact lisa@lisakerpoe.com. To sign up, contact the Majestic Ranch Arts Foundation at (830) 537-4654
Summer Art Camp 2008
Surface Design: Images on Fabric for Teens
Monday - Friday mornings, August 11-15, 2008
Workshop Location: Southwest School of Art & Craft, San Antonio, TX
Teens will have an opportunity to explore several aspects of surface design, including dyeing, stamping and screenprinting. After learning and experimenting with the techniques,participants will combine the techniques to create their own piece of artcloth.
For more information contact lisa@lisakerpoe.com. To sign up, contact the Southwest School of Art & Craft at (210) 224-1848
Color Exploration
Saturday and Sunday, September 13-14, 2008
Location: ArtCloth Studios, San Antonio, TX
Workshop Fee: $190, includes cotton and silk fabric, dyes and auxiliary chemicals
This 2-day workshop is designed for those who use Procion dyes and wish to improve their ability to create more predictable results from dyeing and to gain more confidence about color choices. Participants will thoroughly explore creating intentional color through the use of Procion dyes. Topics include: mixing colors from primary colors, cool vs. warm colors and how they affect color mixing; adjusting dye recipes to achieved the desired color; how different fabrics react differently to the dyes; how both primary and secondary colors react when overdyed. This is a hands-on workshop, in which participants will dye numerous samples and create a collection of color swatches to help in future color planning choices.
For more information or to sign up, contact lisa@lisakerpoe.com.
Creating Your Personal Story with Adinkra Symbols
Friday, September 19, 2008
Location: ArtCloth Studios, San Antonio, TX
Workshop Fee: $85, includes fabric paints, stamp carving blocks
Using an African technique of stamping on fabric, called Adinkra, participants in this 1-day workshop will create a cloth using symbols that represent their life and their personal characteristics. Adinkra is a technique in which sacred symbols are stamped on a cloth in a grid pattern. There are hundreds of adinkra symbols, so each cloth carries its own message based on the combination of symbols used. The technique originated in Ghana and was traditionally used for funerals (adinkra means “goodbye”). Adinkra cloth is now used for a variety of occasions. Participants will learn the most common adinkra symbols and their meaning. Then they will choose symbols that are personally meaningful and create a cloth with its own unique message. The cloth can be used for home décor, as a prayer or meditation shawl or sewn into a quilt, clothing or pillow.
For more information or to sign up, contact lisa@lisakerpoe.com.
Creating Depth on Fabric
Saturday and Sunday, September 20-21, 2008
Location: ArtCloth Studios, San Antonio, TX
Workshop Fee: $160, includes fabric paints, dye sticks
This 2-day workshop covers a variety of techniques that can be layered to create intriguing patterns and designs on fabric. Participants will experiment with a variety of techniques and then combine them to create their own piece of artcloth. Techniques covered include monoprinting, brayer printing, texture plates, rubbings and basic screenprinting.
For more information or to sign up, contact lisa@lisakerpoe.com.